Stifling political competition : how government has rigged the system to benefit demopublicans exclude third parties / James T.Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, James T.

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Studies in public choice ; 6550.

Studies in public choice ; 6550

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States.

Third parties (United States politics).

Political corruption--United States.

Political corruption.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

vii, 141 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Stifling Political Competition synthesizes political science, economics, and history to demonstrate how the two-party system is the artificial creation of a network of laws, restrictions, and subsidies that favor the Democrats and Republicans and cripple potential challengers, depriving voters of truly vigorous political debate. Daring in its criticism of the current state of affairs and provocative in its calls for radical reform, Stifling Political Competition is a timely and important contribution to any discussion of the impact of party politics and the prospects for achieving effective representation.

Contents:

2 The American Suspicion of Parties 5

3 No Competiton Allowed or He Who Controls the Ballot Controls the Election 23

4 Then Along Came FECA 57

5 FECA: The Demopublicans' Best Friend 79

6 The State Feeds the Party and the Party Feeds the State 113

7 Conclusion: Pulling the Plug? 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9780387098203

0387098208

OCLC:

304384081